Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Sussex Branch Trail & Waving Willie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Sussex Branch Trail & Waving Willie Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Cranberry Lake, NJ. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 915 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Waving Willie Trail 40.94998, -74.75757
Nearest town Cranberry Lake, NJ
Directions
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Sussex Branch Trail & Waving Willie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 737–916 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Waving Willie Trail · 40.94998, -74.75757
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Waving Willie Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Waving Willie Cutoff, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Waving Willie Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Waving Willie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Waving Willie Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Waving Willie Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Waving Willie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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